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Lafayette Parish Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
301 West Congress Street 301 West Congress Street
Lafayette, LA 70501 Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone Number: 3372615775  
Website: http://www.lafayette.lib.la.us  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: County/Parish
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 192896
Annual Visits: 636,277
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 17,730
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 8
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 304,118
Number of audio materials: 11,486
Number of video materials: 17,572
Number of current serial subscriptions: 523
Total annual circulation: 1,017,698
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 4,200
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 2,051
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 16
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 20
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 52.13
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 72.13
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
296,989
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
20,920
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $2,815,839.00
Operating income from state government $251,525.00
Operating income from federal government
Other operating income $308,483.00
Total income $3,375,847.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $1,560,140.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $353,193.00
Total staff expenditures $1,913,333.00
Total expenditures on library collection $422,496.00
Other operating expenditures $1,093,234.00
Total operating expenditures $3,429,063.00
Expenditures for capital outlay
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 41,047
Operating expenditures for electronic access 142,587
Number of library materials in electronic format 958
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 49
Internet terminals used by general public 60
Users of electronic resources per typical week 3202
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